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Description:
Neurophysiology has told us a lot about how neurons work; neural network theory is about how neurons work together to process information. In this highly readable book, Manfred Spitzer provides a basic, nonmathematical introduction to neural networks and their clinical applications. Part I explains the fundamental theory of neural networks and how neural network models work. Part II covers the principles of network functioning and how computer simulations of neural networks have profound consequences for our understanding of how the brain works. Part III covers applications of network models (e.g., to knowledge representation, language, and mental disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease) that shed new light on normal and abnormal states of mind. Finally, Spitzer concludes with his thoughts on the ramifications of neural networks for the understanding of neuropsychology and human nature.

Size: 8vo-over 7Â¾"-9Â¾" tall; Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Gloden tan cloth over spine with red titles, red cloth wrapped boards, spotless; tight and solid; internals as new. How does the brain work? What can go wrong in perception, learning, thinking, acting? How do billions of neurons bring about ideas, sensations, emotions, and actions? Manfred Spitzer explains how the structure of the brain has inspired a new way of thinking about the source of our creativity, the nature of mental diseases, how we think about ourselves, and other mysteries of the brain and mind, 359 pages with References, Glossary, and Index. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 1999, The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.

Size: 8vo-over 7Â¾"-9Â¾" tall; Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Gloden tan cloth over spine with red titles, red cloth wrapped boards, spotless; tight and solid; internals as new. How does the brain work? What can go wrong in perception, learning, thinking, acting? How do billions of neurons bring about ideas, sensations, emotions, and actions? Manfred Spitzer explains how the structure of the brain has inspired a new way of thinking about the source of our creativity, the nature of mental diseases, how we think about ourselves, and other mysteries of the brain and mind, 359 pages with References, Glossary, and Index. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 1999, The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.